- Date
- October 23, 1977
- Place
- Yakima, WA · YAKIMA, WA
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N91580N.American Navion
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771023035939A
- Case key
- 144798
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3394 77/10/23 YAKIMA,WA N.AMERICAN NAVION CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 300 TIME - 1552 N91580 PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKIMA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLE ELUM,WA YAKIMA,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS REMARKS- LESS THAN 1 HR PLT TIME IN PAST YR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91580
- Reported as
- N.American Navion
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Yakima
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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